Robert Kubica thread

[Jarek Z]

How do you like it, guys?

[Quad]

How do you like it, guys?

There will be no Lotos in motorsport in 2016 at all propably so I don't think so. And I think it's too early for Kajto to drive in WRC. WRC2 yes, but he must pick up much more pace if he wants to go to WRC

[Mariusz]

That's a crazy idea, but I like it!
A combination of talented, consistent and successful driver plus a rally celebrity, that has no results, but creates much noise for the media - that could work!

No results you say? His first rally season in life:
1. Vodafone Rally de Portugal - 6th
2. Acropolis Rally - 1st
3. Rally Italia Sardegna - 1st
4. Neste Oil Rally Finland - 2nd
5. ADAC Rallye Deutschland - 1st
6. Rallye de France - Alsace - 1st
7. RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada - 1st

[Jarek Z]

No results you say? His first rally season in life:
1. Vodafone Rally de Portugal - 6th
2. Acropolis Rally - 1st
3. Rally Italia Sardegna - 1st
4. Neste Oil Rally Finland - 2nd
5. ADAC Rallye Deutschland - 1st
6. Rallye de France - Alsace - 1st
7. RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada - 1st

Yes, you are right. It was his first season in WRC2 and his results were good indeed. But it wasn't his first season in life. He has been competing in rallies for nearly 10 years. And the last good result was 2 years ago

[dodge33cymru]

Personal opinion, he should try ERC for a year in a team with Kajto. He's always done really well at that level and it could give him victories, sponsor exposure and even a championship shot.

[Andre Oliveira]

Kajto should move to WRC2

[Mariusz]

Yes, you are right. It was his first season in WRC2 and his results were good indeed. But it wasn't his first season in life. He has been competing in rallies for nearly 10 years. And the last good result was 2 years ago

It was his first full rally season in his life, that was what I meant. Before that he drove mostly Renault Clio in some Italian/French tarmac rallies for fun and additional racing practice. This is not the same as driving a full rally season, really.
In my opinion being in the same team with Kajto doesn't make sense from sponsor perspective as they would be fighting each other and this is not what a sponsor wants to see the most. I think their main sponsor/partner Lotos has played it really well for the last 2 seasons as Robert and Kajto were positioned on different markets so Lotos was quite often visible to people who follow international rallies. I'm sure they are working on another good plan for the next year.

[French_Paulo]

There will be no Lotos in motorsport in 2016 at all propably so I don't think so. And I think it's too early for Kajto to drive in WRC. WRC2 yes, but he must pick up much more pace if he wants to go to WRC

No Lotos in Motorsport in 2016 ? Where did you read that ? Very bad news

[br21]

Nothing sure yet about Lotos decisions for 2016.

[Jarek Z]

No Lotos in Motorsport in 2016 ? Where did you read that ? Very bad news

There are such rumours circulating in Poland in the recent days, but nothing is confirmed. Lotos is also main sponsor of our national football team (see commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFQt-3oKeHI). Polish team has been playing very well in the recent months (they even managed to beat Germany 2-0) and some people are afraid that Lotos will leave motorsport and concentrate on other sport.

If you see these numbers:
- last match Poland vs Ireland 2-1 - 50 000 viewers on he stadium, 10 000 000 (!) viewers in front of TV screens
- last rally won by Kajto (Acropolis) - 1609 viewers of Kajto's YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/KajtoPl)
then the interest in rallying looks miserable.